Karl Malone vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.